unpalatable

American  

[uhn-pal-uh-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈpæl ə tə bəl /

adjective

1. not palatable; unpleasant to the taste.

2. disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious.

   unpalatable behavior.

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unpalatable British  

/ ʌnˈpælətəbəl /

adjective

1. unpleasant to taste

2. difficult to accept

   the unpalatable truth

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Other Word Forms

• unpalatability noun
• unpalatably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unpalatable

First recorded in 1675–85; un- ¹ + palatable

Example Sentences

But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first is unfeasible — there isn’t that much land — and the other, a new high-rise canyon, would be unpalatable.

From Los Angeles Times

For critics, the prospect of a Labour government taking away social security payments from some sick and disabled people is at best unpalatable and at worst unconscionable.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the Palestinian national movement remains divided and dysfunctional, giving Palestinians an unpalatable choice between Hamas and the aging president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

From Los Angeles Times

"The previous government left us with an unpalatable inheritance in that respect," Pennycook said.

From BBC

Related Words

• disagreeable
• distasteful
• unappetizing
• unpleasant
• unsavory